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SAT Vocab Words in preparation for Junior and Senior year
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10th Grade
01/06/2012

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Berfet
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(adj) Left desolate or alone, especially by death.
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Dour
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(adj) Silently ill-humored; gloomy
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Gibe
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(n) A taunting or bitterly sarcastic remark
(v) to utter taunts or jeers
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Opulent
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(adj) Wealthy
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Stolid
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(adj) not easily aroused or excited; Dull
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Skulk
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(v) To move about stealthily
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adroit
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(adj) having the skill in use of bodily or mental powers
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Artifice
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(n) trickery
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Averse
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(adj) opposed to
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bequeath
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(v) to give by will
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Cogent
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(adj) appealing to the mind or to reason; convincing
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Craven
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(n) a coward
(adj) characterized by shameless fear; cowardly
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cursory
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(adj) hastily or superficially performed
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duplicity
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(n) double dealing
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expunge
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(v) to annihilate
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Extol
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(v) to praise
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feasible
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(adj) something that may be performed
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inclement
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(adj) showing no mercy; stormy
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muse
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(v) to be absorbed in one's thoughts; ponder
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negligible
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(adj) Not significant or important enough to be worth considering; trifling
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panacea
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(n) a cure all
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perpetuate
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(v) to preserve from extinction or oblivion
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Punitive
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(adj) pertaining to punishment
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redress
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(v) to set right
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Sojourn
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(n) a temporary stay a brief period of residence;
(v.) To stay for a time in place, to live temporarily
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supercilious
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(adj)lofty with pride
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uncanny
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(adj.) Peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature; eerie
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Venile
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(adj) capable of being forgiven
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Accede
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(v.) To agree or assent to
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Assent
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(n.) Agreement with a statement or proposal;
(v.) To agree or express agreement
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Benefactor
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(n.) A doer of kindly and charitable acts
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Brandish
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(v.) To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly
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buffet
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(n.) A blow with the hand or fist; (v.) To hit or beat, especially repeatedly
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Clemency
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(n.) Mercy, forgiveness
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Commodious
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(adj.) Spacious; roomy
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Comprise
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(v.) To consist of
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Dearth
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(n.) Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable
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Deft
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(adj.) Clever and skillful
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Destitute
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(adj.) Poverty-stricken, lacking
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Diffident
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(adj.) Bashful or unassertive
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Explicit
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(adj.) Definite, clearly stated
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Extant
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(adj.) Still existing
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Extirpate
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(v.) To destroy totally; exterminate
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Implicate
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(v.) To be related to; To involve in
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Indomitable
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(adj.) Not to be subdued; Unconquerable
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Infallible
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(adj) Perfect
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Martinet
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(n.) One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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Obviate
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(v.) To prevent by interception
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Officious
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(adj.) Meddlesome
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Rampant
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(adj.) Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint
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Remiss
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(adj.) Negligent
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Renegade
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(n.) Someone who deserts a cause or principle, an outlaw, a rebel; (adj.) Having deserted a cause or principle
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Repose
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(n.) The state of being at rest or relaxing; (v.) To rest or relax
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Squalid
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(adj.) Having a dirty appearance
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Stately
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(adj.) Dignified and impressive; Majestic; Lofty
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Temerity
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(n.) Audacity, boldness
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Truculent
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(adj.) Fierce, harsh, aggressive
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Unfeigned
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(adj.) Genuine; not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
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Venal
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(adj.) Capable of being bribed, open to corruption
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Vociferous
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(adj.) Noisy and loud; Commanding attention
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Animosity
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(n.) Hatred, Strong dislike
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Ardent
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(adj.) Burning with passion
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Assiduous
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(adj.) Marked by care and persistent effort
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Brash
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(adj.) Lacking in sensitivity or tact
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Capricious
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(adj.) Characterized by or subject to whim; Impulsive and unpredictable
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Covet
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(v.) To desire or wish for something that belongs to someone else
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Crestfallen
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(adj.) Dispirited and depressed; Discouraged; Feeling low in spirit
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Deride
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(v.) To laugh at with scorn; To ridicule
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Deviate
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(n.) A person whose behavior is different from what is acceptable; (v.) To take a different course; (adj.) Markedly different from acceptable behavior
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Emaciated
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(adj.) Extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation
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Exult
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(v.) To rejoice greatly; To be jubilant or triumphant
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Garrulous
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(adj.) Inclined to give lengthy and rambling talks; Wordy and rambling; Extremely chatty
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Indemnity
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(n.) Compensation for damage, loss, or injury suffered
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Limpid
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(adj.) Easily intelligible; clear
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Misnomer
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(n.) A name wrongly or mistakenly applied
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Parsimonious
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(adj.) Excessively unwilling to spend; Stingy
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Poignant
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(adj.) Deeply and emotionally affecting, very touching
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Quandary
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(n.) A state of difficulty or perplexity; A dilemma
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Rancor
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(n.) Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will
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Recalcitrant
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(adj.) Stubbornly disobedient; Resisting to authority
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Reprisal
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(n.) An injury done in return for injury
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Resprite
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(n.) A short interval of rest or relief; A pause
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Revel
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(n.) A noisy festivity or celebration, merrymaking; (v.) To take great pleasure or delight
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Sinuous
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(adj.) Having many curves or turns; Winding
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Sonorous
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(adj.) Having or producing a full, deep or rich sound
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Stultify
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(v.) To render useless; To cripple
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Wastrel
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(n.) One who spends resources self-indulgently
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Endemic
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(adj.) Native to some specified country or region
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Fathom
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(n.) A unit of length equal to six feet usually used to measure the depth of water; (v.) To comprehend or understand
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Pretext
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(n.) A fictitious reason; A false excuse
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Acrid
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(adj.) Sharp or harsh to the taste or smell; Extremely stinging or bitter in manner
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Clandestine
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(adj.) Done in secret; Subversive or deceptive in secrecy or in private
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Compunction
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(n.) Regret or remorse due to a wrongdoing
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Indelible
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(adj.) Not able to be removed or erased
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Inveterate
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(adj.) A settled, long-standing habit; Firmly established
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Platitude
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(n.) A trite, common or flat remark, said as if profound
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Quell
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(v.) To suppress or subdue by putting an end to
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Quiescent
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(adj.) At rest; Still
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Ruminate
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(v.) To ponder or meditate on; To chew the cud
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Tacit
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(adj.) Understood or implied without being expressed
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Trenchant
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(adj.) Clear-cut and defined; Cutting deeply and quickly
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Antipathy
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(n.) A strong or natural dislike or feeling of repugnance
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Duress
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(n.) Restraint by threat or force; Coercion
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Facsimile
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(n.) An exact copy or reproduction
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Imbibe
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(v.) To consume by drinking or take in
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Implacable
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(adj.) Not able to appease or satisfy
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Infinitesimal
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(adj.) Immeasurably or exceedingly minute; Very small
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Innocuous
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(adj.) Not harmful or injurious
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Militate
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(v.) To have force or influence on someone or something
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Stentorian
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(adj.) Extremely loud or powerful sound
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Abrasive
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(n.) Any material or substance used for grinding or polishing; (adj.) Harsh and rough in manner
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Disparage
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(v.) To regard or speak of slightingly; To belittle
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Dissonant
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(adj.) Harsh or disagreeable in sound
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Elucidate
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(v.) To make clear or explain
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Laud
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(v.) To praise with words or song
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Loquacious
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(adj.) Very talkative
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Magnanimous
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(adj.) Generous in forgiving insult or injury
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Phlegmatic
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(adj.) Not easily roused to feeling or action
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Receptive
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(adj.) Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as in truths or ideas
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Reticent
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(adj.) Inclined to keep silent, reserved
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Vehement
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(adj.) Extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
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Voluble
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(adj.) Characterized by a ready and continuous flow of speech
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Whet
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(v.) To make more keen or eager
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